Thursday, April 4 - Referendum for Community Power Over Policing / Cook County Jail Votes
Actions You Can Take
Action 1: Referendum for Community Power Over Policing training (multiple dates available)
Action 2: Sign up for Cook County Jail voter registration training — self-paced online course
Action 1: Referendum for Community Power Over Policing Training
The fight for community control of the police is heating up! The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Opporession invites you to get trained on the anti-accountability measures in the Fraternal Order of Police Contract, why the police need to be held accountable, and how we plan to win the power to do it.
In these trainings, we'll dive into: 1) Bloated police wages and overtime, 2) how the FOP contract allows police to get away with crimes, and 3) how we plan to build power to hold the police accountable with The Referendum for Community Power over Policing!
Join us for one or more of the trainings, and make sure to bring your friends! Trainings will be held on Zoom unless otherwise noted.
Thursday April 4/4 at 7pm
Saturday 4/6 at 10am
Monday 4/8 at 8pm
Friday 4/12 at 7 pm (at CAARPR office at 6353 S Cottage Grove Ave.)
Thursday 4/18 at 8 pm
Saturday 4/20 at 10am
Wednesday 4/24 at 7pm (at CAARPR office at 6353 S Cottage Grove Ave.)
Action via CAARPR
Action 2: Cook County Jail Votes Training
While voter turnout for the primary elections was generally low, turnout in the jail exceeded that of the rest of the city. Early voting took place inside Cook County Jail the first two weekends in March, with 24% of people detained in the jail casting a ballot compared to 20% of the general Chicago population.
Now through November, Chicago Votes will continue its ballot education sessions and voter registration in the jail. If you are interested in registering voters in the jail, become a CCJ Votes volunteer in a few steps!
Start by completing the fully online, self-paced Cook County Jail Votes training. Once you complete the training course, you will begin receiving monthly CCJ Votes opportunities in your inbox!
Action via Chicago Votes
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